Blocked drains and gullies have succeeded potholes as a problem area in two Stafford Borough parishes.

Residents in Gnosall to the south and Fulford to the north of the borough have both raised concerns about unkempt drains, grids and gullies leading to flooding on roads.

In Stallington, near Fulford and Blythe Bridge, residents of Stallington Road have been complaining about the issue for two years, while recent ice and snow have left those using Knightley Road near Gnosall with challenges of their own.

Stallington Road resident Dorothy Lockett said: “There is grass growing in the grids. We have had meetings and discussed it with councillors but nothing is done about it.

“I cannot walk down the road when it is flooded.”

It is not the first time Stallington Road has been identified as a problem area however.

Speaking at a Fulford Parish Council meeting last year, council chairman Richard Mycock said: “It seems as if we have a problem with grids. You only have to walk down Stallington Road - you could grow potatoes in them.”

At last week’s Gnosall Parish Council meeting clerk Jayne Cooper said: “I have had lots of calls about flooding on Knightley Road. We are going to monitor it and see what we can do.

Councilor Doug Webb said: “This has been reported for six months to a year. We took (a highways representative) out to show him the drain and nothing happened.”

Councillor Roger Greatrex added: “Knightley Road to the s-bend has been drained, but all the rubbish is on the road.”

County councillor Mark Winnington, who also attended last week’s parish council meeting, said: “, it has been quite horrendous with all the ice and snow. There have been floods at Knightley, Docey Road and my own road. I heard of some people driving up Doxey Road, turning round and going back the way they came.

“People have been asking me about Eccleshall, saying ‘we have had floods in Doley’.